Sam Neill
Known for Acting · 205 credits
- Born
- 1947-09-14 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
- Also known as
- 山姆·尼尔 · 萨姆·尼尔 · سم نیل · Nigel Neill · 山姆·尼爾 · Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill
Biography
Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. His career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he is regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation.
Born in Northern Ireland to an English mother and New Zealand father, Neill moved to Christchurch with his family in 1954. He first achieved recognition with his appearance in the film Sleeping Dogs (1977), which he followed with leading roles in My Brilliant Career (1979), Omen III: The Final Conflict, Possession (both 1981), Evil Angels (also known as A Cry in the Dark) (1988), Dead Calm (1989), The Hunt For Red October (1990), The Piano (1993), and In the Mouth of Madness (1994). He came to international prominence as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993), reprising the role in Jurassic Park III (2001) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022).
Outside of film, Neill has appeared in numerous television series in guest and recurring roles, including Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983), The Simpsons (1994), The Tudors (2007), Crusoe (2008–2010), Happy Town (2010), Alcatraz (2012), and Rick and Morty (2019). He also starred as the titular character Merlin in Merlin (1998) and Merlin's Apprentice (2006) and as Major Chester Campbell in the first two series of Peaky Blinders (2013–2014). He has presented and narrated several documentaries.
Neill receives the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Longford Lyell Award, the New Zealand Film Award, and the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor. He also has three Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor at the 2023 Logies.
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Known For
TV Shows (59)
The Simpsons
1989
as Molloy (voice)
Rick and Morty
2013
as Monogatron Leader (voice)
Peaky Blinders
2013
as C.I. Chester Campbell / Major Chester Campbell
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Tudors
2007
as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
The Sullivans
1976
as Ben Dawson
Invasion
2021
as Jim Bell Tyson
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
Australian Story
1996
as Self
Alcatraz
2012
as Emerson Hauser
Rove
1999
as Self
UNTAMED
2025
as Paul Souter
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self
And Then There Were None
2015
as General John MacArthur
Flack
2019
as Duncan Paulson
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
as Self
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Sidney Reilly
Merlin
1998
as Merlin
The Triangle
2005
as Eric Benerall
The Twelve
2022
as Brett Colby
Crusoe
2008
as Jeremiah Blackthorn
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
2013
as Self
Apples Never Fall
2024
as Stan Delaney
Old School
2014
as Ted McCabe
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as British Flier
Amerika
1987
as Colonel Andrei Denisov
Happy Town
2010
as Merritt Grieves
Kane & Abel
1985
as William Lowell Kane
To the Ends of the Earth
2005
as Mr. Prettiman
In Cold Blood
1996
as Agent Alvin Dewey
Doctor Zhivago
2002
as Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky
Merlin's Apprentice
2006
as Merlin
The Games
1998
as Citytrans World CEO
Anika Moa Unleashed
2018
as Self
Ice
2011
as Anthony Kavanagh
The Dovekeepers
2015
Iron Road
2009
as Alfred Nichol
Tutankhamun
2016
as Lord Carnarvon
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Thomas Jefferson
Two Twisted
2006
as Mick
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
2005
as Governor Arthur Phillip
The Assembly
2024
as Self
House of Hancock
2015
as Lang Hancock
Jessica
2004
The Governor
1977
as Colonial Bachelor
Family Pictures
1993
as David Eberlin
The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
2018
as Self - Host
Strong Medicine
1986
as Vince Lord
Space
2001
as Himself
Get Krack!n
2017
as Self
The Real Hunt for Red October
2021
as Self
Lindy Chamberlain: The True Story
2020
as Self - Narrator
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Trial In The Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
2021
as Self - Host
Harry
2013
as DSS Jim Stockton
Russell Howard Stands Up to the World
2021
as Self
House of Bond
2017
as Roland “Tiny” Rowland
Lucinda Brayford
1980
as Tony Duff
Movies (146)
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
as Actor Odin
Jurassic World Dominion
2022
as Alan Grant
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Actor Odin
Jurassic Park
1993
as Grant
Event Horizon
1997
as Weir
The Hunt for Red October
1990
as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
Escape Plan
2013
as Dr. Kyrie
Possession
1981
as Mark
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021
as Tommy Brock (voice)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010
as Allomere (voice)
Bicentennial Man
1999
as Sir
Peter Rabbit
2018
as Mr. McGregor / Tommy Brock (voice)
The Commuter
2018
as Captain Hawthorne
Daybreakers
2010
as Charles Bromley
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
as John Trent
The Vow
2012
as Bill Thornton
The Piano
1993
as Alisdair Stewart
The Horse Whisperer
1998
as Robert MacLean
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
as Hec
The Jungle Book
1994
as Colonel Geofferey Brydon
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
2027
Dead Calm
1989
as John Ingram
Wimbledon
2004
as Dennis Bradbury
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
as David Jenkins
The Pixar Story
2007
as Alan Grant (archive footage)
Until the End of the World
1991
as Eugene Fitzpatrick
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997
as Lord Friedrich Hoffman
The Portable Door
2023
as Dennis Tanner
Sirens
1994
as Norman Lindsay
The French Revolution
1989
as Marquis de Lafayette
Restoration
1995
as King Charles II
Ice
2011
as Anthony Kavanagh
Assassin Club
2023
as Caldwell
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
2013
as Otto Luger
Scarygirl
2023
as Dr. Maybee (voice)
The Hunter
2011
as Jack Mindy
Blackbird
2019
as Tom
The Final Conflict
1981
as Damien Thorn
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self
Framed
2002
as Eddie Meyers
Ivanhoe
1982
as Brian de Bois-Guilbert
Evil Angels
1988
as Michael Chamberlain
Ride Like a Girl
2019
as Paddy Payne
The Fox
2026
as The Magpie (voice)
Attack Force Z
1982
as Sergeant Costello
Bring Him to Me
2023
as Frank
A Long Way Down
2014
as Chris Crichton
Backtrack
2015
as Duncan Stewart
Angel
2007
as Théo
The Daughter
2015
as Walter
Plenty
1985
as Lazar
Enigma
1982
as Dimitri Vasilikov
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
as Self
The Dish
2000
as Cliff Buxton - Dish Master
In Her Skin
2009
as Mr. Reid
Irresistible
2006
as Craig
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal
2021
as Frankie Scales (voice)
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
2022
as Self
Palm Beach
2019
as Leo
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
2017
as Self
MindGamers
2015
as Kreutz
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
as Prime Minister Gibson
Sweet Country
2018
as Fred Smith
The Blood of Others
1984
as Bergman
Little Fish
2005
as The Jockey
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
as Self / Alan Grant
Dirty Deeds
2002
as Ray
The Dragon Pearl
2011
as Chris Chase
Fever
1994
as Elliot
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Thomas Jefferson
Rams
2020
as Colin
Children of the Revolution
1996
as David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'
Iron Road
2009
as Alfred Nichol
The Revengers' Comedies
1998
as Henry Bell
The Good Wife
1987
as Neville Gifford
Country Life
1994
as Dr. Max Askey
Tommy's Honour
2017
as Alexander Boothby
Submerged
2001
as Lt. Cmdr. Charles B. 'Swede' Momsen
My Brilliant Career
1979
as Harry Beecham
United Passions
2014
as Joao Havelange
Skin
2009
as Abraham Laing
Dean Spanley
2008
as Dean Spanley
The Ordained
2013
as Governor Michael Thomas Riley
The Making of Daybreakers
2010
as Self
Victory
1996
as Mr. Jones
The Magic Pudding
2000
as Sam Sawnoff (voice)
Sleeping Dogs
1977
as Smith
Shadow of China
1990
as TV Reporter
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
2001
as Self
Forgotten Silver
1997
as Self
Under the Mountain
2009
as Mr. Jones
Death in Brunswick
1991
as Carl
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
2006
as Self
T. REX
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
1995
as Narrator / Host
The Last Resort
as Gerard
Yes
2005
as Anthony
The Zookeeper
2001
as Ludovic
Question of Faith
1988
as Oscar Ogg
Strong Medicine
1986
as Vince Lord
From a Far Country
1981
as Marian
Gallipoli
2005
as Narrator
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
as Narrator
One Against the Wind
1991
as Major James Leggatt, The Guards
Stiff
2004
as Lionel Merricks
Perfect Strangers
2003
as Man
Numero Bruno
2000
as Self
For Love Alone
1986
as James Quick
Robbery Under Arms
1985
as Capt. Starlight
Jurassic Park III
2001
as Dr. Alan Grant
Hostage
1992
as John Rennie
The Journalist
1979
as Rex
My Mother Frank
2000
as Professor Mortlock
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
2006
as Self
Jessica
2004
as Richard Runche
Inside The Living Daylights
2000
as Self (archival footage)
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
2013
as Self
The Rainbow Warrior
1997
as Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands
2016
as Narrator (voice)
New Zild - The Story of New Zealand English
2005
as Self
About Sam Neill
Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. His career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he is regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation. Born in Northern Ireland to an English mother and New Zealand father, Neill moved to Christchurch with his family in 1954. He first achieved recognition with his appearance in the film Sleeping Dogs (1977), which he followed with leading roles in My Brilliant Career (1979), Omen II… With 205 credits spanning from 1951 to 2027, Sam Neill has appeared in 146 films and 59 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sam Neill Movies
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017) — as Actor Odin
- Jurassic World Dominion (2022) — as Alan Grant
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) — as Actor Odin
- Jurassic Park (1993) — as Grant
- Event Horizon (1997) — as Weir
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